Average CRNA Salary in 2011 Nears $169k

In 2008, full-time certified registered nurse anesthetists made an average of $163,467 per year, and in 2011, that figure is nearly $169,000, according to the 2011 LocumTenens.com CRNA Salary Survey.

Other results from the survey include the following:

• The average 2011 salary of male CRNAs is $171,700, down from the average salary of $175,000 in 2010.• The average 2011 salary of female CRNAs is $160,680, up from the average salary of $156,100 in 2010.• Average salaries of CRNAs with less than five years of experience in 2011 were $154,674, which is down from each of the past three years.• CRNAs with six to 12 years of experience saw a 7 percent jump in salary in 2011 compared with 2010. CRNAs in that experience range earned an average of $170,950 in 2011 and an average of $160,000 in 2010.• Similarly, CRNAs with more than 12 years of experience also saw an increase in salary in 2011 from 2010. CRNAs with more than 12 years of experience earned $176,468 on average in 2011 and $168,000 on average in 2010.